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AI illustration: A white bowl of smooth white glutinous rice balls in clear sweet soup.
Jiangsu

Lotus Root Starch Balls 藕粉圆子

Lotus Root Starch Balls (藕粉圆子) are round dumplings made with lotus-root starch, a speciality of Baoying county (宝应) in Yangzhou (扬州), Jiangsu, eaten both as a snack and as a dish at the table.

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A bowl of noodle soup with wontons and thin noodles in dark broth, garnished with scallions
Jiangsu

Noodles with Wontons 饺面

Noodles with Wontons (饺面) is the noodle bowl that Modern Express (现代快报) chose to represent Yangzhou (扬州) in its 2022 round-up of thirteen noodles for Jiangsu's thirteen cities: a bowl of yangchun noodles (阳春面) with a portion of small all-meat wontons added.

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AI illustration: A plate of thin beige tofu-skin strips and folded tofu-skin pieces.
Jiangsu

Scalded Tofu Shreds 烫干丝

Scalded Tofu Shreds (烫干丝) are fine shreds of pressed tofu scalded in boiling water, piled up and dressed with soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger and dried shrimp.

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AI illustration: A plate of pale boiled lamb chunks with a few bone-in pieces.
Jiangsu

Dongxiang Mutton 东乡羊肉

Dongxiang Mutton (东乡羊肉) is a traditional food of Zhenjiang (镇江) in Jiangsu, eaten as mutton and mutton soup in winter.

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AI illustration: A plain bowl and plate of soft pale folded dumplings with thin dough skins and visible pleats.
Jiangsu

Yanling Steamed Duck in Broth 延陵鸭饺

Yanling Steamed Duck in Broth (延陵鸭饺) is a named local dish of Yanling (延陵) in Danyang (丹阳), Jiangsu: duck cut into pieces and steamed in a vessel for four hours, with the condensed steam collecting into a duck soup.

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Jiangsu

Huangqiao Sesame Flatbread 黄桥烧饼

Huangqiao Sesame Flatbread (黄桥烧饼) is a baked flatbread from Huangqiao town (黄桥镇) in Taixing (泰兴), Jiangsu, made from flour, oil and sesame and baked to a golden colour with a crisp crust.

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